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Celebrating Natural Beauty.

Authors :
Jackson, Angelique
Source :
Variety; 7/6/2020, Vol. 348 Issue 16, p20-20, 1p, 1 Color Photograph
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

The article discusses the hairstyle journey of Madam C.J. Walker, played by Octavia Spencer, in her transformation from a struggling laundress into a hair-care empress in Netflix'x limited series "Self-Made." Topics covered the production's engagement of a hair historian with 24 stylists to fit actors' hairstyles within the period depicted, and its insistence that everyone on set had natural hair. Also noted is Walker's preference of natural hair with proper care for Black women.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00422738
Volume :
348
Issue :
16
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Variety
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
144369026